title: Ablative therapies of the breast.
abstract: Minimally invasive ablative therapy techniques are being used in research protocols to treat benign and malignant tumors of the breast in select patient populations. These techniques offer the advantages of an outpatient setting, decreased pain, and improved cosmesis. These therapies, including radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, interstitial laser therapy, high-intensity focused ultrasonography, and focused microwave thermotherapy, are reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Breast Care Center, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Shapiro 5, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. rsharma1@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Ranjna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Jamie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Rosa F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans